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Romgaz posts net profit rising by 15% and business dropping by 19.8%, for 2020
The gas producer Romgaz obtained last year a net profit of 1.25 billion RON, rising by 15.14% from 2019, but the company's turnover has gone down by 19.79%, to 4.07 billion RON, given that the quantity of natural gas sold was 10.1% smaller.
E.ON Romania's Paasch:Energy consumers, not to rush to conclude new contracts, liberalization, not done overnight
Energy consumers should not panic or rush to conclude new contracts, because they can make this change at any time, in the context of market liberalization from January 1, Manfred Paasch, general manager of E.ON Romania, told an interview for AGERPRES. He is convinced that, a year after liberalization, the market will look completely different.
Romanian hauliers request introduction of passenger location form for all foreign entrants to the country
The National Union of Romanian Hauliers (UNTRR) is asking the Romanian authorities to introduce the "passenger location form" for the better monitoring of the activity of foreign transporters and drivers on the territory of Romania.
Gov't approves three-month extension of withdrawal deadline for IBRD healthcare reform loan proceeds
The government approved today the amendment regarding the three-month extension until March 31, 2021 of the deadline for the withdrawal of the proceeds of a 250 million euro IBRD loan granted for the reform of the Romanian healthcare system.
Sanitas' Barascu: If gov't doesn't cancel wage freeze, we will at some point invade Victoria Square
The Sanitas Federation will hold demonstrations in Victoria Square with a much higher number of participants than the 100 persons currently permitted by law, if the Government publishes a budget in which the salaries of the public workers for the current year remain frozen, the president of the Sanitas Federation, Leonard Barascu, told AGERPRES on Monday during the rally organized by the trade
Air traffic down almost 70% on Bucharest airports in 2020
The two airports of Bucharest last year recorded air traffic of over 4.46 million passengers, down 69.7% compared to 2019, while aircraft movements decreased by 53.5%, totaling 67,696, the Bucharest Airports National Company announced on Thursday.
AmCham: Romania has historic chance to start major projects and reforms this year
Romania has the historic chance to kick off major projects and reforms this year after a year 2020 that brought the highest level of uncertainty in postwar history, consider the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania, AmCham.
Nazare: Recovery and Resilience Facility is best proof of EU's ability to deliver concrete, operational results
The Recovery and Resilience Facility is the best proof of the European Union's ability to learn from past lessons and deliver concrete and operational results despite the current crisis conditions," Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare told the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on January 19, 2021.
Romanian office market falls by 36 pct, to 300,000 square meters
Last year, the Romanian office market fell by 36% from a record 470,000 square meters in 2019 to 300,000 square meters, real estate consulting company JLL Romania announced on Tuesday. According to the quoted source, the areas include transactions carried out through agents and those concluded directly between the landlords and tenants.
Average monthly income 5,302 lei in Q3, expenditures 83.8 pct
The total monthly average income per household stood at 5,302 lei in the third quarter of last year, and the total expenditures reached, on average, 4,444 lei per month/per household, accounting for 83.8% of the total income level, show the data of the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published on Monday.